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Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Review - Kiss Crush Collide (Christina Meredith)

Synopsis

Kiss

What Leah did—only she really shouldn’t have—one hot night at a country club party.

Crush

What
Leah has—only she really shouldn’t have—on the guy with the green eyes,
the guy who is not her perfect boyfriend, the guy who does not fit in
her picture-perfect life, the guy her sisters will only mock and her
mother will never approve of. Not in a million years.

Collide

What
happens when everything you always thought you wanted—having cool
friends, being class valedictorian and homecoming queen—runs smack into
everything it turns out you really do want.Kiss. Crush. Collide.For Leah and Porter, summer is only thebeginning. - Goodreads.com

My Review

I’ve always found it hard to
write reviews for books that were mediocre, and this one is no
exception. I had such high hopes for this book, and I was really let down. All
the characters were underdeveloped, especially the main character Leah. I found
it so hard to feel any sympathy towards her, and I tried...I really did. She
has everything a girl could possibly want; great grades, cheerleader, doting
boyfriend, a car for her 16th birthday...but is she satisfied with
that. Of course not! Leah is all about there being more too her life, and not
wanting to follow in her sisters footsteps. Yes I understand that her life was
basically mapped out for her by her overbearing mother, and that would stifle
any teenager. One of the things I disliked about her most though is that after realizing she wanted to be with Duffy/Porter, she didn’t break up with Shane
(her current Boyfriend). Instead she kept him hanging (but treated him like
shit), as a safety net in case things didn’t work out with Porter. This dear Leah
got you onto my most hated characters list of 2013.

And don’t even get me started on
Duffy/Porter the boy that ‘sweeps’ Leah off her feet. There was little to no
chemistry between the two of them. For me it was like an apple and an orange
getting it on, completely obscure and a little bit arousing (just joking)...
but really there were no heartfelt moments of tenderness and intimacy. Which
was a huge disappointment since the cover oozes chemistry and the promise of romance.

Where was the passion??!!

This book had a lot of promise,
and I wouldn’t have minded the main character a much if there had actually been
some personal growth and self exploration. But in the end she was just the same
spoilt rich girl with the same first world problems of choosing which lip-gloss
matched her outfit. Anyway enough ranting, I hate writing mean reviews, but sometimes you just have to get it
off your chest.

So I meant to write this review much sooner than I have, mainly because I had so many feelings and emotions after the movie. But sometim...

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New Zealand

I'm a 23 year old veterinary nursing student, who already has a degree in human nursing, but decided she preferred furry critters better. I love reading YA books, although I do delve into the realms of other genres from time to time. I don't tend to bite unless provoked so feel free to friend me or send me some reading suggestions, I'd love to hear them :)